Netflix Hidden Gems

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All movies that should be seen:

TiMER - totally cool movie about what would happen if you could scientifically identify your soulmate. My favorite of all time.
Keith - need a good cry? This is the movie for you. Funny, romantic, feel-good.
Splice - I always show this to friends who haven't seen it, and they get mad at me for how disturbing it is. And not in a scary or gory sense... give it a shot (not sure if this is on Netflix but it's one of my top 10).
It's a Disaster - hilarious movie with some big names. Not predictable in the least.

Shows:

Orange is the New Black - I'm sure it's been mentioned a thousand times, but I had to include it.
Hit & Miss - Chloe Sevigny plays a transsexual hitman who becomes the guardian for her 4 nieces and nephews. Only one season but totally awesome and original.

Also:

Exam - a group of people show up for an interview and are left in a room together to figure out what to do / how to succeed in the interview. They only have three rules to follow and no other instructions. Psychological thriller - creepy and really good!

Butter - a butter sculpting contest between a little girl, a power-hungry housewife, and an angry prostitute who is owed money by the housewife's husband; totally hilarious and adorable. Olivia Wilde, Jennifer Garner, Hugh Jackman, Ty Burrell...

Tucker & Dale vs. Evil - two sweet, totally innocent hillbilly men go on their "dream vacation" to a cabin in the woods, where they run into a group of college kids who are on spring break and are convinced that the men are axe-murderers trying to kill them. Confusion and hilarity ensues. Sort of a spoof on slasher films - really funny! (Pretty gory, but it's a corny type of gory)

Super - if you have not seen this, your life is not complete. Rainn Wilson (The Office) plays an average dude whose wife leaves him, and clearly the only sensible response is for him to become a super hero to rid the world of evil and win her back. Ellen Page (Juno) shows up as his eager sidekick, and they work together to fight line-cutters, litterers, and the like, all while trying to save his wife. Liv Tyler and Kevin Bacon also star.

Great "hidden gems" currently streaming...


Horror:
Session 9
Dead End
High Tension

Drama:
Lars and the Real Girl
The Long Walk Home
Red (2007)
C.R.A.Z.Y.
The Battleship Potemkin

Romance:
Ira & Abby
Same Time Next Year
Friends with Kids
The Giant Mechanical Man
A Room with a View

Documentary:
Dear Zachary: A Letter to a Son About His Father

Sci-Fi/Fantasy:
Super 8 (Not too much of a hidden gem, but not nearly as well known as J.J. Abram's other projects)
Strange Days

TV:
United States of Tara
Beauty and the Beast (1987)

Christmas:
Midnight Clear
The Dead (one of the most underrated Christmas-season movies ever. But it's very much for people who can appreciate a "slow" movie that's more about subtlety, behavior, and nuance.)

Masterpiece Mystery - Wallander

I got notification that An Idiot Abroad was just added to Netflix. This is an awesome show, especially if you love Ricky Gervais and Carl Pinkerton.

Why do people like Timer? I've been holding it back, but I'm about to explode. That was the worst movie I have ever seen in my life. Ugh!

I haven't seen that one yet. Not sure if there was a reason I didn't add it. I wish I hadn't watched Rubber. My son actually liked it, though. And I'm going to put another nomination in for Derek. That was a really good one!

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If you like foreign films, a couple of my favorite have been:

A separation
The Intouchables
Amour

Jeff who still lives at home

Butter

Safety not guaranteed

Tucker and Dale vs Evil

Blue is the warmest color

Robot & Frank

Not necessarily hidden, but Orange is the New Black is awesome